Victoria East Africa U21 Open Chess Championship 2nd Edition open section(prestige)

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66 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 07 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Kisumu, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 1740, and top seed was Hawi Kaloki (🇰🇪 KEN, 1960).

Hawi Kaloki (🇰🇪 KEN, 1960) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Rishit Ravat (6.5) and Mathenge Gichuga (6.5). Kaloki took the lead from round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Tindi Liam (1435) beat Ombee Davis David (1804), a +369-point gap.

Location

🇰🇪Kisumu, Kenya

Dates

07 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇪Hawi Kaloki1960

Avg top 10

1,740

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇪Kenya×54

Top 3

🥇
Hawi Kaloki
🇰🇪KEN·1960
7.5pts·2133perf+26.3
🥈
Rishit Ravat
🇰🇪KEN·1924
6.5pts·1861perf-10.4
🥉
Mathenge Gichuga
🇰🇪KEN·1563
6.5pts·1936perf+89.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Hawi Kaloki led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Kaloki7.5Ravat6.5Gichuga6.5Marwa6Misiko6Shisundi6

R7 · LEADER CHANGE09 Nov

Hawi Kaloki takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Hawi Kaloki beat Rishit Ravat (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Hawi Kaloki 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Rishit Ravat 6 wins (R1–R6)Mathenge Gichuga 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Hawi Kaloki	*	1	1	—
2Rishit Ravat	0	*	½	—
3Mathenge Gichuga	0	½	*	—
4Samwel Chacha Marwa	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kaloki, Hawi	1960	KEN	+48B	+29N	+11B	=9N	+3B	+15N	+2B	+4N	7.5	39.0	42.0	39.25	2133	+26.3
2	Rishit Ravat	1924	KEN	+43N	+40B	+16N	+5B	+8N	+9B	−1N	=3B	6.5	39.5	43.0	32.25	1861	-10.4
3	Mathenge Gichuga	1563	KEN	+57B	+10N	+47B	+4B	−1N	+28N	+11B	=2N	6.5	38.0	40.0	29.25	1936	+89.6
4	Daniel Misiko	1896	KEN	+36B	+30N	+46B	−3N	+23B	+27N	+19N	−1B	6.0	35.0	38.0	24.00	1743	-33.2
5	Muhambe Terrence Shisundi	1629	KEN	+64B	+18N	+27B	−2N	−10B	+29N	+14B	+8B	6.0	35.0	35.0	23.00	1793	+16.0
6	Samwel Chacha Marwa	0	KEN	−11B	+45N	+60B	−41N	+31B	+23N	+28B	+16B	6.0	29.5	31.0	22.00	1622	0.0
7	Jethwa Shiv	1572	KEN	+61N	−8B	+56B	−27N	+45B	+18N	+15B	+10N	6.0	29.5	31.0	21.50	1712	+21.6
8	Prince Isaac Munyua	1536	KEN	+38B	+7N	+28B	+12N	−2B	=10N	+20B	−5N	5.5	38.0	42.0	26.75	1738	+60.8
9	Jesse Fabian	1674	KEN	+22B	+14N	+32B	=1B	+19N	−2N	−10B	+26B	5.5	38.0	42.0	26.25	1831	+40.8
10	Deng Kuer Garang	0	KEN	+17N	−3B	+52N	+42B	+5N	=8B	+9N	−7B	5.5	38.0	41.0	25.75	1634	0.0
11	Ochieng Kennedy	1546	KEN	+6N	+21B	−1N	+65B	=20N	+49B	−3N	+22B	5.5	36.5	36.5	20.25	1515	-9.6
12	Magor Marcarius Onyango	1433	KEN	+62B	+31N	=19N	−8B	=14B	=13N	+37B	+28N	5.5	32.5	34.0	21.00	1686	+95.2
13	Macharia Tedy Wainaina	1585	KEN	+63B	−27N	+36B	−18N	+32B	=12B	+49N	+20N	5.5	29.5	29.5	18.25	1700	+14.8
14	Ouma Stanley	1456	KEN	+24N	−9B	=21N	+25B	=12N	+17B	−5N	+34B	5.0	35.5	39.5	23.00	1495	+6.4
15	Ombee Davis David	1804	KEN	+56N	−32B	+20N	+29B	+16N	−1B	−7N	+30B	5.0	35.0	37.0	19.50	1578	-62.0
16	Maoga Trevor	1531	KEN	+50B	+35N	−2B	+47N	−15B	+48N	+27B	−6N	5.0	31.5	34.5	17.00	1064	-10.0
17	Jesse Jayden	1593	KEN	−10B	+63N	−18B	+36N	+35B	−14N	+48B	+27N	5.0	30.0	30.0	15.00	656	-27.2
18	Prince Jacob Ambunya	0	KEN	+51N	−5B	+17N	+13B	−28N	−7B	+46N	=23N	4.5	34.0	37.0	18.75	1576	0.0
19	Ousia Marvin	1636	KEN	F	+53N	=12B	+31N	−9B	+40N	−4B	+21B	4.5	32.0	32.0	17.75	1647	+5.2
20	Ryan Ndubi	0	KEN	+49B	+60N	−15B	+46N	=11B	+41N	−8N	−13B	4.5	31.0	32.5	13.75	1580	0.0
21	Rotich Darrien Kigen	0	KEN	+45B	−11N	=14B	−30N	+43N	+25B	+42B	−19N	4.5	30.5	33.5	17.00	1451	0.0
22	Baraka Charlie	0	KEN	−9N	−24B	+66N	+39B	=42N	+33B	+41B	−11N	4.5	30.5	30.5	13.25	1545	0.0
23	Tindi Victor	1522	KEN	−34N	+33B	+54N	+51B	−4N	−6B	+56N	=18B	4.5	30.0	32.0	13.75	1096	-4.0
24	Gawson Otieno	0	KEN	−14B	+22N	=30B	−40N	+38B	−37N	+54N	+46B	4.5	28.0	30.5	16.00	1451	0.0
25	Frankline Nyaanga	0	KEN	−28B	+62N	=38B	−14N	+60B	−21N	+44B	+41N	4.5	26.0	27.5	12.00	1530	0.0
26	Nerry Joseph	0	KEN	−42N	=43B	−33N	+61B	+55N	+54B	+40B	−9N	4.5	25.0	26.5	11.75	1414	0.0
27	Deng Abuoi Chol	0	KEN	+37N	+13B	−5N	+7B	+30N	−4B	−16N	−17B	4.0	37.5	41.5	19.50	1615	0.0
28	Shah Hitansh Jeegar	1609	KEN	+25N	+34B	−8N	+32N	+18B	−3B	−6N	−12B	4.0	36.5	40.5	17.00	1299	-64.8
29	Wasonga Floyd	1485	KEN	F	−1B	+34N	−15N	+47B	−5B	+35N	+31N	4.0	33.5	33.5	15.00	1545	+7.2
30	Curtis Reuben Thuo	1483	KEN	+58N	−4B	=24N	+21B	−27B	=35N	+50B	−15N	4.0	31.0	33.0	13.75	1044	-8.4
31	Mich Jayden	1633	KEN	+54N	−12B	+55N	−19B	−6N	+39B	+45N	−29B	4.0	29.5	32.0	12.00	1406	-60.4
32	Tindi Liam	1435	KEN	+59B	+15N	−9N	−28B	−13N	+47B	−34N	+58B	4.0	29.0	31.0	12.00	1475	+5.2
33	Isaac Bahati	0	KEN	=41B	−23N	+26B	+38N	−40B	−22N	+60B	=37N	4.0	28.5	30.0	13.75	1529	0.0
34	Jaden Msafiri	0	KEN	+23B	−28N	−29B	+53N	+46B	−42N	+32B	−14N	4.0	28.0	31.0	14.50	1501	0.0
35	Cliffton Kinyanjui Munene	0	KEN	+52N	−16B	=40N	+43B	−17N	=30B	−29B	+53N	4.0	28.0	31.0	13.25	1452	0.0
36	Gaviril Awori	0	KEN	−4N	+58B	−13N	−17B	+59N	−46N	+51B	+45B	4.0	27.5	29.5	10.00	1364	0.0
37	Mwangi Victor	1634	KEN	−27B	=41N	−45B	+62N	+51N	+24B	−12N	=33B	4.0	27.5	29.0	12.75	1207	-64.0
38	Jacob Mandela	1512	KEN	−8N	+61B	=25N	−33B	−24N	+55B	+43N	=49B	4.0	27.5	29.0	11.25	1281	-24.0
39	Shah Daanish Jeegar	1413	KEN	−44B	−50N	+57B	−22N	+58B	−31N	+47N	+56B	4.0	22.0	24.0	9.00	833	-8.8
40	Adriel Baraka	1437	KEN	F	−2N	=35B	+24B	+33N	−19B	−26N	+42B	3.5	31.5	31.5	14.00	1534	+10.8
41	Rotich Damien Kibet	1586	KEN	=33N	=37B	+48N	+6B	=49N	−20B	−22N	−25B	3.5	30.5	33.5	14.50	1523	-6.4
42	Leo Walukana	1505	KEN	+26B	−47N	+50B	−10N	=22B	+34B	−21N	−40N	3.5	29.5	32.5	13.75	637	-23.6
43	FIDE 554003261	0	—	−2B	=26N	+44B	−35N	−21B	+57N	−38B	+54B	3.5	29.5	31.5	10.25	917	0.0
44	FIDE 10899936	0	—	+39N	−46B	−43N	=55B	−54N	+61B	−25N	+62B	3.5	21.5	23.0	8.25	1471	0.0
45	Kithuku Tonny Kiamba	1421	KEN	−21N	−6B	+37N	+58B	−7N	+51B	−31B	−36N	3.0	31.5	33.5	9.00	1488	+9.6
46	Karel Sanders	1529	KEN	+66B	+44N	−4N	−20B	−34N	+36B	−18B	−24N	3.0	31.0	31.0	7.50	1096	-4.0
47	FIDE 10838422	0	—	+55N	+42B	−3N	−16B	−29N	−32N	−39B	+59B	3.0	29.5	31.5	8.00	1216	0.0
48	Augustine Ariga	0	KEN	−1N	F	−41B	+59B	+52N	−16B	−17N	+50N	3.0	29.0	29.0	8.00	1397	0.0
49	Bodalikar Shivishwar	1412	KEN	−20N	F	+65B	+50N	=41B	−11N	−13B	=38N	3.0	26.0	26.0	6.75	1363	-9.2
50	Kenneth Mawere	0	KEN	−16N	+39B	−42N	−49B	+63N	+52B	−30N	−48B	3.0	25.5	25.5	7.00	1352	0.0
51	Norbert Wakwoma	0	KEN	−18B	+64N	+53B	−23N	−37B	−45N	−36N	+55B	3.0	25.5	25.5	5.50	1318	0.0
52	Israel Mutinda	1519	KEN	−35B	+57N	−10B	+56N	−48B	−50N	−58N	+60B	3.0	21.5	23.0	5.50	2288	+18.4
53	Aduma Melivin	1466	KEN	+65N	−19B	−51N	−34B	+57N	−56B	+59N	−35B	3.0	21.5	21.5	4.00	836	-11.2
54	Clancy Owillah	0	KEN	−31B	+59N	−23B	=60N	+44B	−26N	−24B	−43N	2.5	26.5	28.0	6.25	1275	0.0
55	FIDE 554010098	0	—	−47B	+66N	−31B	=44N	−26B	−38N	+61B	−51N	2.5	23.5	23.5	3.25	772	0.0
56	Jeremiah Ayiik Elia	0	KEN	−15B	F	−7N	−52B	+65N	+53N	−23B	−39N	2.0	25.5	25.5	3.00	1277	0.0
57	FIDE 10899464	0	—	−3N	−52B	−39N	+64N	−53B	−43B	−62N	+61N	2.0	23.0	23.0	1.50	691	0.0
58	Onkeo, Ryan	0	KEN	−30B	−36N	+64B	−45N	−39N	F	+52B	−32N	2.0	22.0	22.0	3.00	1214	0.0
59	FIDE 554010110	0	—	−32N	−54B	+63B	−48N	−36B	+64N	−53B	−47N	2.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	651	0.0
60	Jayden Herman	1488	KEN	F	−20B	−6N	=54B	−25N	+62B	−33N	−52N	1.5	26.0	26.0	2.75	719	-18.4
61	FIDE 554003245	0	—	−7B	−38N	=62B	−26N	+64B	−44N	−55N	−57B	1.5	24.0	24.0	0.75	742	0.0
62	FIDE 554010209	0	—	−12N	−25B	=61N	−37B	F	−60N	+57B	−44N	1.5	22.5	22.5	2.75	718	0.0
63	FIDE 554010144	0	—	−13N	−17B	−59N	F	−50B	F	F	F	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	787	0.0
64	FIDE 554010160	0	—	−5N	−51B	−58N	−57B	−61N	−59B	F	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	829	0.0
65	FIDE 554010136	0	—	−53B	F	−49N	−11N	−56B	F	F	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	675	0.0
66	FIDE 554010179	0	—	−46N	−55B	−22B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	729	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Magor Marcarius OnyangoKEN
+95.2
5.5 pts · #6
2Mathenge GichugaKEN
+89.6
6.5 pts · #11
3Prince Isaac MunyuaKEN
+60.8
5.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Shah Hitansh JeegarKEN
-64.8
4.0 pts · #34
2Mwangi VictorKEN
-64.0
4.0 pts · #46
3Ombee Davis DavidKEN
-62.0
5.0 pts · #16

Biggest upsets

R2+369 Elo gap
Tindi Liam1435 beat Ombee Davis David1804
R4+333 Elo gap
Mathenge Gichuga1563 beat Daniel Misiko1896
R7+232 Elo gap
Jethwa Shiv1572 beat Ombee Davis David1804